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presence in the southern afghanistan so by the u.s. leaving you're going to see the taliban basically not want to fight as much because their base to be fighting is afghans you're going to see an afghan peace process take place because afghans generally speaking don't want to silly fight with each other they just simply want to live in coexist for the most part now as the taliban comes into the peace process comes into the afghan government the taliban will begin to reconcile itself with the population and become more congenial simply because it has to if it wants to be taken seriously by the population generally speaking that afghans are better. we're governing themselves without the united states because she forces provided security for them because as you seem we know unintentionally killed a lot of people and i think that we would be foolish to sit here and think that the u.s. is leaving we're not leaving there will be permanent u.s. involvement that made or going to vomit for a long time. where across the globe this hour the u.s.
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-- congo, afghanistan, china, mexico. more than a hundred 30 ensembles and soloists auditioned in january for a slot in the ethnic dance festival. in the end, 37 companies were selected to perform. 26 of those performances are world premieres. >> each year, we assembled a panel of dance experts that is made up of academics, scholars, researchers. people have been working for decades in the field. many of them came to this country in the seventies and have trained the next generation of dancers. they are proud to see many of these students at the these masterful levels. this was one of the best panel'' we have ever had, extraordinary people. at the end of the process, they rank their top groups which are then merged into a master list. >> performers are judged on stage presence, costumes, and innovation. >> the four programs are created around an exciting and dynamic range so the soloists and groups selected each weekend will have enough dynamic range to be a society overall to are experience. >> hundreds of dancers from d
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(laughter) but we may be leaving afghanistan within the next 50 or 60 years. (laughter) and if that occurs, what is pakistan's interest in the taliban in that, you know, what is the situation that, as you see it with our maybe pulling back a little bit? >> that's a serious issue to be considered, especially to... it will have implications on pakistan. if you quit in 2014, whatever has been declared, obviously the best strategy for the taliban or the enemy, al qaeda and taliban, is to lie low, let time pass, and then rise again. so declaring... giving a timeline, i have always been saying that it ought to be effected, what effects do we want to create? you can't have it time related because then you'll be in the hands of the enemy, i would say. and if you leave in 2014 without stabilizing afghanistan, what will happen then? we need to visualize. >> well, the problem is... the difficulty i think for america is afghanistan hasn't been stable since, i guess, hannibal. (laughter) so the idea that we could stay there... (laughter). they don't appear to want to be st
(laughter) but we may be leaving afghanistan within the next 50 or 60 years. (laughter) and if that occurs, what is pakistan's interest in the taliban in that, you know, what is the situation that, as you see it with our maybe pulling back a little bit? >> that's a serious issue to be considered, especially to... it will have implications on pakistan. if you quit in 2014, whatever has been declared, obviously the best strategy for the taliban or the enemy, al qaeda and taliban, is to lie...
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as much as $10 million every day, maybe smuggled out of afghanistan. how does that happen? well, when afghan government officials leech the country, no one is checking how much cash they are carrying with them. and the audit shows that afghan officials have no intention at all of scanning their cash through those electronic currency counters. the u.s. would be able to keep better oversight, but u.s. officials are not allowed access to the part of the airport where the vips go through and president hamid karzai has now banned u.s. treasury officials from working with the afghan central bank. amid all this, president obama and the obama administration are now asking for another $17 billion in cash to send to afghanistan reconstruction projects. even some democrats are wondering at this point if we're not just throwing good money after bad. we spoke with senator claire mccaskill who has been keeping an eye on iraq and afghanistan reconstruction projects for years. >> i know the troops are -- are doing everything they are being asked to do and in return, w
as much as $10 million every day, maybe smuggled out of afghanistan. how does that happen? well, when afghan government officials leech the country, no one is checking how much cash they are carrying with them. and the audit shows that afghan officials have no intention at all of scanning their cash through those electronic currency counters. the u.s. would be able to keep better oversight, but u.s. officials are not allowed access to the part of the airport where the vips go through and...
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its own and it has grown as a result of the us presence in the southern afghanistan and you can't answer that opinion on how the palace of us cheats on that country could increase security. just imagine this piece is about four and a half billion years old what do you. stay so wrong but is it cosmic national dispute profit week school board line find the need to write fee that it's writing in central russia. well turning from countries causing trouble for the european union to others still hoping to join it so be as expats and progress on its integration following the arrest of will con suspect gordon had it that had remained he handled the membership still in need clearing how to be extradited to the hague on today arafat reports now for the second capital. was to governance very much to the west the public opinion actually does this quite significantly now the last time i was in both grade at the end of last year i spoke to the deputy prime minister head i asked him why there's still such a government drive to this membership and he said that they really see this as a chance for serbia
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presence in the southern afghanistan so by the u.s. leaving you're going to see the taliban basically not want to fight as much because they're going to be fighting it out of cancer to see an afghan peace process take place because afghans generally speaking don't want to do is fight with each other they just simply want to live in coexist for the most part and i think that generally speaking the afghans are better off with governing themselves without the united states of caution forces providing security for them because as we've seen we have unintentionally killed a lot of people so it's afghans are going out against that that's better off the united states or nato killing afghans and i think we would be foolish to sit here and think that the u.s. is leaving we're not leaving there will be permanent u.s. involvement in a dog and god mode for a long time. now we focus on the international headlines this hour and the u.s. will terry in a famine his malia if assure the deliveries through islamic militant controlled regions are deceptiv
presence in the southern afghanistan so by the u.s. leaving you're going to see the taliban basically not want to fight as much because they're going to be fighting it out of cancer to see an afghan peace process take place because afghans generally speaking don't want to do is fight with each other they just simply want to live in coexist for the most part and i think that generally speaking the afghans are better off with governing themselves without the united states of caution forces...
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the group provided radar surveillance while in afghanistan. those are your headlines. >> brian: eight minutes past the top of the hour. first she beat the rap and then the press. where is casey anthony now? who is keeping her safe? geraldo, you're safely here to tell us, is she on your yacht? >> brian, you've been on my vessel, it's not a yacht. it's a sailing vessel. vintage 40-year-old, i sailed around the world in it. let me back into it. so i talked to jose baez yesterday and i said i think it's time i met your client. i said, go out on your boat. isn't she there? for the record, i have never met her or spoken to her. she's not on my boat. she's not on my island. she's not in my home. a funner story, my wife comes home yesterday. on july 30, we'll have our daughter's 6th birthday. she said three of the moms at camp said they'll have difficulty coming over if she's here. [ laughter ] are you buying into this ridiculous rumor? it's preposterous. as i said, i never met her and have no plans to. >> steve: apparently one of the reports was on r
the group provided radar surveillance while in afghanistan. those are your headlines. >> brian: eight minutes past the top of the hour. first she beat the rap and then the press. where is casey anthony now? who is keeping her safe? geraldo, you're safely here to tell us, is she on your yacht? >> brian, you've been on my vessel, it's not a yacht. it's a sailing vessel. vintage 40-year-old, i sailed around the world in it. let me back into it. so i talked to jose baez yesterday and i...
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a member of the rethink afghanistan one points. taliban it has grown as a result of continued u.s. presence in the southern afghanistan so by us leaving you're going to seem a taliban basically not want to find as much because if you're fighting if afghans you're going to see an afghan peace process take place because i fear generally speaking i don't want to really fight with each other they just simply want to live in coexist for the most part but i think that generally speaking the afghans are better off with governing themselves without united states of equalization which is providing security for them because as we've seen we unintentionally killed a lot of people so if afghans are going out against don't it's going to rock the united states or nato or went after us and i think we would be foolish to stay here and thank god the us is leaving we're not leaving there will be a minute u.s. involvement in nato involvement for a long time. we got some other international headlines the u.s. has announced it will send humanitarian aid to the timing of somalia regions trouble ok are t
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oversite and corruption in afghanistan that makes it difficult to track the money when it gets there and sights reports that indicate up to $10 million a day in cash money is smuggled away believed to be going to the insurgency. and now from the pentagon, general officer, -- jennifer it sounds sucraid that we did not have it tied up enough, this is real, $10 million a day to the people trying to kill our soldiers? >>guest: well, what is appalling if you look at the efforts that have been put in you remember a couple of months ago it was reported that the international airport there were v.i.p.es showing up at the airport, with suitcases full of millions of dollars. and, so, the united states embassy pressured the karzai government to ask them to start checking the bags of the v.i.p.'s going through the airports and they started doing so and the victim's starting taking vehicles and driving directly up to the plane and it was so sky office it ok the tarmac they have gone back do not checking the suitcases and the money is being friend out to places like dubai. >> any evidence that the
oversite and corruption in afghanistan that makes it difficult to track the money when it gets there and sights reports that indicate up to $10 million a day in cash money is smuggled away believed to be going to the insurgency. and now from the pentagon, general officer, -- jennifer it sounds sucraid that we did not have it tied up enough, this is real, $10 million a day to the people trying to kill our soldiers? >>guest: well, what is appalling if you look at the efforts that have been...
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coming up in a few minutes afghanistan's start spending for itself in the hundreds of. several regions the responsibility of the transition will continue twenty. frenzied groups the central region after the discovery of priceless tools. the rest of. the international criminal trial for the former yugoslavia the completion of its mandate. welcome to be a seven year manhunt excretions accused of atrocities stemming from the. conference is the last on the tribunals wanted list which is expected to be extradited to. sarah ferguson in belgrade now leading up to his detention. hearing gracious ninety ninety one tonight by war of independence. he was detained near his family home for the north gratingly food just hours after his arrest. here in belgrade a great addition to the hey the love of war crimes stuff like that is being told by the hague and he's being charged with fourteen counts of feeding. hundreds of norms this is always be a part of the e.u. in that pool about potential he can't be. the last war crime suspects to read between a number of other happening in two tho
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army now this is one of the first places in afghanistan to go through the transition process to get u.s. troops out of the country by two thousand and fourteen that president obama has pledged but is it as smooth and hunky dory if we're made to believe has the u.s. left the afghan army prepared or does it leave behind forces too weak for the job they've been given there are in fact concerns about the new guard jason my leg who is an r.q. correspondent he discovered the reality from much better perspective than i can here he discovered it from within the ranks and called her watch. there's confusion on the faces of the afghan army soldiers as a firefight unfolds on the other side of the wall looking for them this is the kabul military training center and the boards being fired blanks the men here halfway through a ten week program and the officers don't cut them any slack when it's over they'll be deployed eastern congo province one of afghanistan's most violent corners and. we must push them hard so they can perform under pressure day by day we're making progress the afghan national
army now this is one of the first places in afghanistan to go through the transition process to get u.s. troops out of the country by two thousand and fourteen that president obama has pledged but is it as smooth and hunky dory if we're made to believe has the u.s. left the afghan army prepared or does it leave behind forces too weak for the job they've been given there are in fact concerns about the new guard jason my leg who is an r.q. correspondent he discovered the reality from much better...
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presence in the southern afghanistan and we get eggs about opinion on how the pullout of u.s. troops on the country couldn't bring security there. just imagine this piece is about four and a half billion years old not the earth. space or wrongs but is it cosmic passion or busy to profit we explore what lies behind the need to write fever that's spreading in central russia. while turning from countries causing trouble for the european union to others still have to join it so he is expecting a progress on its ear you integration is following the arrest of crime suspect goran hardage but harper made the key hurdles membership is still needed clearing out it may be extradited to the hague on saturday r.t. sara first reports south of the serbian capital belgrade. the governments very much looks to the west the public opinion actually does this quite significantly now the last time i was in belgrade at the end of last year i spoke to the deputy prime minister head i asked him why there's still such a government drive to this membership and he said that they really see this as a chan
presence in the southern afghanistan and we get eggs about opinion on how the pullout of u.s. troops on the country couldn't bring security there. just imagine this piece is about four and a half billion years old not the earth. space or wrongs but is it cosmic passion or busy to profit we explore what lies behind the need to write fever that's spreading in central russia. while turning from countries causing trouble for the european union to others still have to join it so he is expecting a...
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blogger and a member of the rethink afghanistan. the taliban has grown as a result of continued u.s. presence in the southern afghan. stan so by us leaving you're going to see the taliban basically not want to fight as much because there are going to be to be fighting it's afghans you're going to see an afghan peace process take place because afghans generally speaking don't want to silly fight with each other they just simply want to live in coexist for the most part but i think generally speaking that afghans are better off with governing themselves without the united states and coalition forces providing security for them because as we've seen we have unintentionally killed a lot of people so if afghans are killing afghans doubt it's better off then the united states or nato coming at us and i think we would be foolish to sit here and think that the us is leaving we're not leaving there will be permanent us involvement in nato been bogged down for a long time. sometimes you have to be to reach the stars at least that's the case i
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or that coming up in a few minutes on the program afghanistan starts fending for itself. in the process . regions and sponsoring a transition that's we continue to see from t.v. . and frenzy grips the central russian region the discovery of priceless extraterrestrial materials. the arrest of a growing hodgett with a lot of the international criminal tribunal for the former yugoslavia to focus on the completion of its men date that's according to the u.n. chief ban ki-moon who welcomed the end of a seven year manhunt excretions general accused of atrocities stemming from the early ninety's yugoslav conflicts is the last on the tribunals once of this. is expected to be extradited to the courts today days. was in belgrade looks back now to the events leading up to his detention. which is said on sunday that the accepted. ninety ninety one ninety nine. war of independence. he with detained. his family to the north of belgrade and we saw just how is often his arrest this being quote here in belgrade a creep his legs addition to the hay the last of the war crimes suspect could
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presence in southern afghanistan so by the u.s. leaving you're going to see the taliban basically not want to fight as much because there are going to be to be very it's afghan serious see an afghan peace process take place because afghans generally speaking don't want a silly fight with each other they just simply want to live in college just for the most part but i think generally speaking that afghans are better off with governing themselves without united states of caution forces providing security for them because as we've seen we have unintentionally killed a lot of people so if you know afghans are going out against the odds it's better off the united states or nato killing afghans and i think we would be foolish to sit here and think that the u.s. is leaving we're not leaving there will be a minute u.s. involvement in a dog and vomit for a long time. a brief look at some of the international headlines now. the u.s. has announced it will say if you're going to tell you anything i mean it's regions controlled by al qaeda for
presence in southern afghanistan so by the u.s. leaving you're going to see the taliban basically not want to fight as much because there are going to be to be very it's afghan serious see an afghan peace process take place because afghans generally speaking don't want a silly fight with each other they just simply want to live in college just for the most part but i think generally speaking that afghans are better off with governing themselves without united states of caution forces providing...
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the security handover in afghanistan has begun the first seven cities and regions being transferred from nato responsibility into the hands of local forces and that set of air is expected to come on the cobbles control at the end of the year the process of transition is shifting to last until fourteen so that this is a request i support involves such as the training of the police the violence has recently spiked in the country surge and specifically targeting the engines on getting one hundred ton about one that needed to fight one's own forces and gone that's according to jake did a better blogger and a member of the rethink afghanistan me and. the taliban it has grown as a result of continued u.s. presence in the southern afghanistan so by us leaving you're going to see the taliban basically not want to fight as much because they're basically fighting it's afghans you're going to see an afghan peace process take place because afghans generally speaking don't want to really fight with each other they just simply want to live in coexist for the most part but i think that generally speaki
the security handover in afghanistan has begun the first seven cities and regions being transferred from nato responsibility into the hands of local forces and that set of air is expected to come on the cobbles control at the end of the year the process of transition is shifting to last until fourteen so that this is a request i support involves such as the training of the police the violence has recently spiked in the country surge and specifically targeting the engines on getting one hundred...
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new zealand is a country that is in enormous partnership with us at this time, assisting in afghanistan, engaged in transpacific trade deliberations with us, and in many, many other ways contributing to one of the strongest and best partnerships we have on a global basis. therefore, i would ask unanimous consent that the senate stand in recess subject to the call of the chair so that colleagues might welcome the prime minister to the floor of the united states senate. the presiding officer: is there objection? without objection, the senate stands in recess subject to t twitter.com c-span wj is how you can reach us. one of the headlines this morning. the deficit cutting plan too much too late. talks between various members. the government reporter can we first go on to the gang of 6 proposals? if from bloo bloomberg news. is that what they are thinking on capitol hill today? >> yes. the gang of six came out with their proposal. it's fairly sweeping. i think there's a sense more among -- there's a sense among some lawmakers that they are trying to sign on to this. there was a letter that
new zealand is a country that is in enormous partnership with us at this time, assisting in afghanistan, engaged in transpacific trade deliberations with us, and in many, many other ways contributing to one of the strongest and best partnerships we have on a global basis. therefore, i would ask unanimous consent that the senate stand in recess subject to the call of the chair so that colleagues might welcome the prime minister to the floor of the united states senate. the presiding officer: is...
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established in two thousand and two by the bush administration to hold the trainees from the war in afghanistan and later also iraq and since that time reports of abuse and torture of prisoners has been widespread the international red cross has said that they're concerned about waterboarding sleep deprivation beatings indefinite detention i put the syllabi and many detainees even been held that facility for years without any legal representation sound have been just declared under triable because they've been tortured and so therefore they will never see a day in court they could simply be detained indefinitely in the bush and now obama administration's refused to discuss those reports of abuse because of national security issues and fact that we don't even know how many people are. all i reports will tell you about one hundred seventy detainees are currently out of the syllabi but of course the pentagon won't confirm that number and we've also spoken about the eight detainees who have died while being held at guantanamo bay depending on claims they were suicides but a lot of critics disagree
established in two thousand and two by the bush administration to hold the trainees from the war in afghanistan and later also iraq and since that time reports of abuse and torture of prisoners has been widespread the international red cross has said that they're concerned about waterboarding sleep deprivation beatings indefinite detention i put the syllabi and many detainees even been held that facility for years without any legal representation sound have been just declared under triable...
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they are afghanistan's first female pilots. they are getting their wings right here in the u.s. >> the passion and dreams of these four women easily cuts through their broken english. >> we're going to open the door for the ladies in afghanistan. it's a big day for us to open the doors for others, and the others that have dreams that think they cannot do it, we will show them. >> they are lieutenants. it's their dreams of piloting helicopters that could help change the future of women in their homeland. >> these women are path finders and trail blazers, and as much they are subject to the criticism and the an an tag naysam. >> we are women of afghanistan, and if you want to do something, you can do it. just believe yourself that you can do it. >> back home, these women are battling cultural shoefnism. >> we have examples, and maybe some think that it's not good that we are here. >> one of the english instructors say the future pilots want to redefine women in the afghan culture. >> they look at it as they are opening the door f
they are afghanistan's first female pilots. they are getting their wings right here in the u.s. >> the passion and dreams of these four women easily cuts through their broken english. >> we're going to open the door for the ladies in afghanistan. it's a big day for us to open the doors for others, and the others that have dreams that think they cannot do it, we will show them. >> they are lieutenants. it's their dreams of piloting helicopters that could help change the future...
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. >> we are going to open the door for our laid niece afghanistan. it is a big deal for us to open the door. ladies that have dreams but can't do it. we want to show them. >> reporter: these laid reese lieutenants in the afghanistan military and have come to the united states to study english at the defense language institute in texas. it is their dreams of piloting helicopters that could help change the future of women in their homeland. >> these young ladies are path finders, trail blazers. and -- as such, they are subject to the criticism and antagonism of those that don't want to see the particular path. >> reporter: the soldiers say they are prepared for the scrutiny and are confident. >> the women of afghanistan, don't be afraid of anything. if you want to do something, you can do it. just believe in yourself you can do it. >> reporter: back home, these women are battling chauvanism. men that believe women have no place in the military. >> do you feel like you have the support of men in your country? >> we have some examples -- [ inaudible ] ma
. >> we are going to open the door for our laid niece afghanistan. it is a big deal for us to open the door. ladies that have dreams but can't do it. we want to show them. >> reporter: these laid reese lieutenants in the afghanistan military and have come to the united states to study english at the defense language institute in texas. it is their dreams of piloting helicopters that could help change the future of women in their homeland. >> these young ladies are path...
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attack in afghanistan. as we grieve the lots of one of our finest citizens and share the grief with his family, we marvel that such heros have lived among us. he gave up everything to protect his neighbors and extend the blessings of freedom to those who have never known it. he was proud to serve his country. in honor of him, we need to thank our service men and women and pray every day for their safe return. we monitor the service and memory of the lance corporal and follow his example of patriotic duty, honor and sacrifice in our daily walk as americans. semper fi, lance corporal. the speaker pro tempore: the chair recognizes the gentleman from california, mr. mcclintock, for five minutes. mr. mcclintock: thank you, mr. speaker. on june 26, the roadside bomb in iraq claimed the life of a young man from orville, california, army staff sergeant russell jeremiah procter, age 25, on his third tour of combat duty. he was laid to rest last week in silent ceremonies in california. sergeant procter leaves behind
attack in afghanistan. as we grieve the lots of one of our finest citizens and share the grief with his family, we marvel that such heros have lived among us. he gave up everything to protect his neighbors and extend the blessings of freedom to those who have never known it. he was proud to serve his country. in honor of him, we need to thank our service men and women and pray every day for their safe return. we monitor the service and memory of the lance corporal and follow his example of...
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is playing in that, afghanistan. this is all a distraction from a major geopolitical agenda. >> ifill: with all of those things on his plate, though, richard... david cameron. i'm getting everyone's names mixed up tonight. he lives to fight another day? >> yes, i think so. as you said earlier, there were a number of investigations. there's a criminal investigation we will be finding out... there will be a drip feed of e-mails, of reports, of parliamentary select committees and, you know, this will continue to be a bad news story for david cameron. how much worse it get december pends on the contents of some of those e-mails. >> ifill: i guess we have no choice but to watch. richard add dallas, heather conley, thank you both so much. >> brown: next, compelling insurers to cover contraception. the new health care reform law that president obama signed last year not only expands the number of people who get coverage. it also requires the secretary of health and human services to determine which preventive benefits shoul
is playing in that, afghanistan. this is all a distraction from a major geopolitical agenda. >> ifill: with all of those things on his plate, though, richard... david cameron. i'm getting everyone's names mixed up tonight. he lives to fight another day? >> yes, i think so. as you said earlier, there were a number of investigations. there's a criminal investigation we will be finding out... there will be a drip feed of e-mails, of reports, of parliamentary select committees and, you...
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money for projects in afghanistan may actually be going to insurgents. the wall street journal reports according to an audit, u.s. aid is acceptable to fraud because of limited control. the u.s. has given more than 70 being dollars to security developments in 2002. lack of oversight and the failure to take certain measurements like cash serial numbers makes payments hard to track. top xanders in afghanistan and yking cia chief general david petraeus is an optimistic assessment to the american campaign calling the afghan war fragile and reversible. petraeus says now is the time to rekindle a once, trusting relationship. >> carl, you talked about debt and the money we have been pouring into the wars over the past decade. we are spending $2 billion to $2.5 billion a week. >> it's never going to change. that's the real point. this is about pakistan, as we said on the show a number of times. how do we deal with pakistan and at the same time, get out of afghanistan except in terms of special forces or drones to represent our interest and chase down terrorists?
money for projects in afghanistan may actually be going to insurgents. the wall street journal reports according to an audit, u.s. aid is acceptable to fraud because of limited control. the u.s. has given more than 70 being dollars to security developments in 2002. lack of oversight and the failure to take certain measurements like cash serial numbers makes payments hard to track. top xanders in afghanistan and yking cia chief general david petraeus is an optimistic assessment to the american...
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the new commander of coalition forces in afghanistan acknowledged the heavy price american and british troops paid for the progress made here. >> there are some voices that are raised to question whether this sacrifice has been worth it. those of us who wear this uniform have one answer -- yes! >> reporter: it was certainly a proud moment for the afghans as the defense minister inspected his troops. the handover of power from coalition to afghan forces has been done with pomp and ceremony. it is considered one of the most volatile places that will northbound afghan control. the real test will be if afghan forces can secure the city on their own without foreign troops jumping back in to help. aa top u.s. diplomat admitted too soon to count the taliban out. >> the gains that have been made are potentially reversible, but today is an important step forward for afghanistan. >> reporter: most of helmand will still be controlled by foreign forces. but the exit strategy was plain to see. even choreographed as british and u.s. troops marched off and the afghans rolled in. mandy clark, cbs news
the new commander of coalition forces in afghanistan acknowledged the heavy price american and british troops paid for the progress made here. >> there are some voices that are raised to question whether this sacrifice has been worth it. those of us who wear this uniform have one answer -- yes! >> reporter: it was certainly a proud moment for the afghans as the defense minister inspected his troops. the handover of power from coalition to afghan forces has been done with pomp and...
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once they are in afghanistan. also, according to an audit by herbert richardson, the acting special inspector general for afghanistan reconstruction, contractors are not prohibited from using unlicensed middle men to pay subcontractors. richardson wrote in a statement, the u.s. poured billions of aid dollars into a country plagued by corruption, insurgency and the narcotics trade and it is essential that we use all available tools to ensure that u.s. dollars are protected from fraud and diversion to the insurgency. he said at the start u.s. agencies need to tighten up safeguards, how they pay for services, in afghanistan. patti ann: meanwhile the u.s. government is concerned that it is not getting enough cooperation from the afghan government? >> reporter: yes, for example, richardson found that when the u.s. treasury department tracked what it believes is a financial crime in afghanistan, and alerts the afghan attorney general's office, that office, quote, has not cooperated fully in prosecuting individuals. and,
once they are in afghanistan. also, according to an audit by herbert richardson, the acting special inspector general for afghanistan reconstruction, contractors are not prohibited from using unlicensed middle men to pay subcontractors. richardson wrote in a statement, the u.s. poured billions of aid dollars into a country plagued by corruption, insurgency and the narcotics trade and it is essential that we use all available tools to ensure that u.s. dollars are protected from fraud and...
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a brand-new report on the war in afghanistan finds that billions of taxpayer collars sent over there may have ended up in the hands of terrorists. jennifer griffin has that live from the pentagon. jennifer. >> reporter: hi, jon. well there are a lot of examples of corruption that has already been reported on in the past, but one principle example that this report outlines is remember at the kabul international airport, afghan vip's were literally putting millions of dollars in suitcases and taking them out of kabul to banks in the gulf states in dubai. the u.s. trerb kraoe ride to help the hamid karzai government crackdown on that, what happened according to those reports is the vip's bypassed the airport taking their vehicles on to the tarmac of the airport and onto the planes and loading the bags. it got so dangerous, there were so many vehicles on the tarmac that they scrapped the plans to looking into vip's bags. there are millions of dollars flowing out of the country through cab bull international airport, jon. jon: there is evidence that the aid money from the united states is
a brand-new report on the war in afghanistan finds that billions of taxpayer collars sent over there may have ended up in the hands of terrorists. jennifer griffin has that live from the pentagon. jennifer. >> reporter: hi, jon. well there are a lot of examples of corruption that has already been reported on in the past, but one principle example that this report outlines is remember at the kabul international airport, afghan vip's were literally putting millions of dollars in suitcases...
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over the entire decade, the cost of afghanistan and iraq wars is about $1.3 trillion. and that is a lot of money. again, that's over ten years, over a decade. this year alone, the deficit is expected to be $1.4 trillion. the deficit this year will be larger than the cost of the iraq and afghanistan wars over ten years. the driving force behind our deficit is not the wars in iraq and afghanistan. it's just not. war costs represent only 4% of total outlays over the last ten years. the total amount of money spent since president obama took office is $8.5 trillion. by the end of his first three years in office, we will have added $5 interest to our gross federal deficit. these are stunning numbers. bush had a widely criticized $450 billion deficit. since president obama has been in ofsz the deficits -- in office the deficit looks like it will be $1.5 trillion. we are borrowing too close to half of what we're spending every single day. in the last few years, discretionary spending, non-defense discretionary spending in the last two years increased 24%. 12% a year on average
over the entire decade, the cost of afghanistan and iraq wars is about $1.3 trillion. and that is a lot of money. again, that's over ten years, over a decade. this year alone, the deficit is expected to be $1.4 trillion. the deficit this year will be larger than the cost of the iraq and afghanistan wars over ten years. the driving force behind our deficit is not the wars in iraq and afghanistan. it's just not. war costs represent only 4% of total outlays over the last ten years. the total...